Plural soap-cake holder



Sept. 12, 1950 F. T. PLACK PLURAL SOAP CAKE HOLDER 2 Sheets-Sheet 1Filed May 10, 1946 F IZYPZac/i.

Septo 12 1950 F. T. PLAcK 2,522,433

' PLURAL SOAP CAKE HOLDER Filed May 10, 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Fig! 5 FI'Plack.

Patented Sept. 12, 1950 PLURAL SOAP-CAKE HOLDER,

Ferdinand T. Plack, Harrisburg, Pa.; Harry G.

Plack, executor of said Ferdinand T. Plack, de-

ceased Application May 10, 1946, Serial N0. 668,879

1 Claim.

This invention relates to soap holders, and especially to a divisiblecombination of inner and outer receptacles that form a plural soap-cakeholder and is a simplification and improvement of my soap holder shownand described in my Patent No. 2,184,085.

One object of this invention is to minimize the number of primarilyseparate parts, all formed of sheet-metal blanks and united without theneed of any extrinsic mechanical means, thereby to minimize themanufacturing cost.

Another object is to provide the outer receptacle and inner receptaclewith inter-latching elements that combine to secure the inner receptacleagainst accidental displacement from the outer receptacle, whilepermitting the inner receptacle to be removed easily and quickly bysimple manipulation, and as quickly and easily replaced in the outerreceptacle after both these receptacles having been cleansed internally.

Another object is to form these receptacles with a lower floor and anupper floor, respectively, normally spaced from one another so as toprovide a drain-receiving chamber into which the upper floor sheds waterfrom the soap-cakes into the said chamber; the upper floor beingremovable from the outer receptacle, so the drainreceiving chamber canbe thoroughly cleansed; the inner receptacle having no rear wall orsidewalls; so easy acess to all its parts, by a brush 5 or rag, can behad for thoroughly cleaning all its parts.

Other objects and important features are pointed out or implied in thefollowing details of description, in connection with the accompanyingdrawings in which:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of the two receptacles combined in thenormal relation, as if seated on a shelf or other level surface.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view, the section being along the line2--2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the outer receptacle alone.

Fig. 4 is a front view of the inner receptacle alone, its front sidehaving a portion broken out and in section,

Fig. 5 is a fragmental detail of a modified form of inter-latchingelements at upper-rear.

Referring to these drawings in detail, in which, similarreference-numerals refer to similar parts in the several views, theinvention is described in detail as follows:

The outer receptacle 1 is preferably formed of a single sheet of metalbent so as to form a lower floor 8, a rear wall 9, right and left wallsID, a

substantially horizontal upper-rear cover-element I I that includes akeeper or latch-engaging means lla,-and a very low front wall l2 that isonly slightly higher, substantially inch higher, than the space betweenthe lower floor 8 and the upper floor l3 which latter is thebase-element of the inner receptacle and which is preferably formed withfour slots at l3a. In Fig. 2, only one inner wall or partition I l isshown with tongues l ta extending thru the respective slots of one pairand therein secured by any appropriate means, for instance, by twistingtheir lower ends and by soldering or welding as indicated at l5 in Fig.4. The front edge of the floor or base-plate I3 is united with a lowwall l3b that preferably extends forward and downward, as.

more clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 4, forming an arch over the low walll2, and the latter has its upper-inner edge normally substantiallyagainst the wall I3b or the juncture thereof with the floor l3, so thelatter cannot be initially moved forward, but may be first raised andthen passed forward over the front wall l2.

The wall or partition I4 or MM has its upperrear part formed with adetent or latching element Me or Hid. In Fig. 2, the detent Me is ininterlatching engagement with the keeper or latch-engaging means Ha in aproper relation to be moved upward, but restrained from being movedforwardly initially; and the same operation and effect are accomplishedby a similar inter-latching of the elements lid and keeper Nb of Fig. 5.The element Me is normally in a slot in rear of the keeper Ha, therebyrestrained against lateral movement; and the element Md is restrainedagainst lateral movement by its engagement with two bosses on itsopposite sides, one of which is seen at 91) in Fig. 5. Bosses IZa (Figs.2 and 3) are normally substantially against the front edge of the upperfloor, at the junction of the latter with the wall I3b, so as torestrain the upper floor against forward movement while in its lowerposition in which the lower floor supports it thru the medium ofside-flanges l3c and/or the ears I 4a. When it is desired to remove theinner receptacle from the outer receptacle, it is necessary only tograsp the partition and lift it while tilting it rearward, therebyraising the front edge of the floor [3 above the wall l2 and immediatelyswinging the inner receptacle to the broken-line position of Fig. 2, andthen lowering it until its element I40 o Md is disengaged from thekeeper Ila or llb, whereupon, the inner receptacle is free to be movedaway from the outer receptacle 1.

ments between the partitions H! and the side-@ walls Ill which latterhave ridges l, fie for same purpose and to facilitate the draining ofwaterfrom said broad sides, also vto minimizeadhesion between thesoap-cakes and the. con partment walls; and for similar purposes, ridges9e are serve to rigidify the respective floor, walls-and partitions, soas to preclude the necessity of using thicklsheet -rnetal in theirconstruction. Ther efo is e'iip'laine'd that the contemplated nit sthicknes is" great y exaggena'tedih the ;ma lly and rernovaibl y s'atedsaid outer receptacle and having an upper floor normally spaced abovesaid lower floor in a proper relation to shed water from a soap-cakewhen on the upper floor onto the lower floor, said outer receptaclehaving a rear wall and a substantially horizontal, upperrearcover-element that are integrally united with one another, said outerreceptacle having right and left walls and a front wall, said front wallbeingonly slightly higher than the space between saidvlowerfldor andupper floor. and having its upper-inner edge norrnally seatedsubstantially against said upper floor so as to prevent initial forwardmovement of said upper floor, said inner receptacle being provided withat least one partition united with said upper floor and having itsupper,v edge norni ally inter-latched with said upper-rear cover-elementin a proper relation to prevent initial forward movement of said upperdg e', said inner receptacle being free to be initially; moved bodilyfrom its norm-ally seated position to a higher position from which itslower part is free to be, moved forwardcovers aid front wall to aposition fronrwhich i an, bel vered su fficie tly to effectdiscrigagt'e'nient of its appeledge irorn said uppers-rearcoverfelernent I 'ERD NAND' '1, BLACK.

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